The first medals came from cycling and swimming, which won four bronzes. There were also auspicious debuts in futsal, 3×3 basketball, women’s volleyball, wrestling and karate, among others. Adapted sports will debut this Wednesday.
Sophia Fernández took third place on the podium in the 200 meter freestyle.
San Luis debuted this Tuesday at the Evita 2024 Games and had an outstanding performance by winning four bronze medals. The cyclists Pía Claveles and Joaquín Díaz were third in the women’s and men’s 500-meter event, and in swimming, Sophia Fernández took third place on the podium in the 200-meter freestyle, while the men’s 4×50 medley team, composed by Valentín Zavala, Feliciano Lorenzino, Mateo Sosa Correa and Juan Manuel Peralta, also won bronze.
The debut of the San Luis delegation included several disciplines such as athletics, boxing, 3×3 basketball, wrestling, judo, karate, futsal, volleyball, beach volleyball, beach handball, rugby 7, table tennis, tennis, shooting, archery, badminton and olympic lifting. Among the most notable triumphs were the men’s futsal team, which beat Santa Fe 5-3, the women’s volleyball team, which won against Buenos Aires, and the women’s 3×3 basketball team, also victorious against Buenos Aires.
In individual sports, weightlifters Martín Mera, Álvaro Matricardi, Santhino Ahumada, Georgina González, Bautista Lucero, Julián Rodríguez, Martina Escudero and Quimey Barrera qualified for the finals with possibilities of medals for this Wednesday. There was also a great start in badminton, with San Luis winning in its four presentations, and in wrestling, where Mía Videla, Aisha Arce, Oriana Bustos, Milagros Sarmiento, Thiago Casatte, Damir Rajoi, Agustín Sarmiento and Zamiel Espinoza had good results. In karate, there were also San Luis triumphs that position them with optimism for the second day.
Pía Claveles expressed her excitement after winning the bronze: “I am very happy because it is something I have been looking for. In the past Evita this test could not be achieved, so I have high expectations for the week.” Morena Oga, from the 3×3 basketball team, commented that “it was a very tough game against Buenos Aires, 3×3 basketball is faster than 5×5, but we come with the desire to win.” For her part, Ema Lepri, from the women’s volleyball team, was satisfied and is already thinking about the next challenge: “We were able to win the debut and we are already thinking about what is coming because we want to continue fighting.”
This Wednesday the action will continue with the second day of competitions and the debut of San Luis in adapted sports, such as athletics, goalball, table tennis, boccia, swimming, volleyball and basketball, which promises to keep the delegation’s enthusiasm high. .
